Vehicle reach-coupling.



PATENTED FEB. 19, 1907.

No. 844,501. l J.- A. DANN.

VEHIGLE REACH COUPLING.

v.APILIUATIN FILED NOV. 13,1906.

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JOSEPH A. DANN, OF MIAMI, FLORIDA.

VEHICLE REACH-COUPLING.

Specication of Letters atent.

Patented Feb. 19, 1907.

Application filed November 13, 1906. Serial No. 343,277.

To @ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH A. DANN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Miami, in the county of Dade and State of Florida, haveinvented a new and useful Vehicle Reach-Coupling, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention has relation to box-couplings for vehicle-reaches; and itconsists in the novel construction and arrangement of its parts, ashereinafter shown and described. The object ofthe invention is toprovide a coupling of the nature indicated which consists, primarily, ofa box portion within which the end ofthe reach snugly iits and issecured therein by means of a coupling-pin passing vertically throughthe box and the reach. The upper and lower sides of the said box areprovided with spaced parallel ribs, and between said ribs are securedthe rear ends of bars, which are separated at their opposite ends inorder to receive between them the wagon-bolster and the axle-bed. Theintermediate bar is straight'along its longitudinal axis, while theupper and lower bars are curved upwardly and downwardly, respectively.The pivot-bolt of the axle serves as a means for pivotally connectingthe said bars to the bolster and axle-bed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of thereach-coupling- Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the same, andFig. 3 is a transverse sectional view of the coupling-box. v

The reach-coupling comprises the box 1, which is closed at one end andopen at its opposite. end, the sides of the said box being completelyclosed and forming a casing for the end of the reach 2, which enters thesaid box through the open end thereof and nts snugly within the same.The reach-coupling pin 3 passes vertically through the box 1 and thereach 2 and secures the said parts together. The upper and lower sidesofthe box 1 are provided with the spaced parallel ribs 4. The rear endsof the bars 5, 6, and 7 are located between the ribs 4, the end of thebar 5 lying between the upper rib and the ends of the bars 6 and 7 lyingbetween the lower ribs 4. The bolts 8 8 pass vertically through the box1 and the said bars. vThe intermediate bar 6 is straight along itslongitudinal axis, while the bar 5 is upwardly curved and the bar- 7downwardly curved. The opposite ends of the bars 5 and 6 receive betweenthem the body-bolster 9, while the opposite ends of the bars 6 and 7receive between them the axle-bed 10. The axle-bolt 11 serves as a meansfor pivotally connecting the last said parts together.

It will thus be seen that a reach-coupling is provided which completelyhouses the end of the reach and forms a direct straight connection withthe axle-bolt and is also connected above and below the body-bolster andthe axle-bed with the axle-bolt. Thus a simple and durablereach-coupling is provided and one that is so assembled as to notreadily becomeloosened, and consequently vibrate and rattle.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

1. Areach-coupling comprising a box having closed sides andan open endadapted to receive the reach, parallel spaced ribs located upon theupper and lower surfaces of the box, bars secured at their ends betweensaid ribs and extending at their opposite ends to the body-bolster andaxlefbed and being pivotally secured to the latter.

2. A reach-coupling comprising a box having closed sides and an open endadapted to receive a reach said box having upon its upper and lowersides parallel spaced ribs, bars secured at their rear ends between saidribs, the intermediate member of said bars being straight and the outermembers being curved, said bars receiving between them the body-bolsterand the axle-bed to which they are pivoted.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aiiixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH4 A. DANN. Witnesses:

W. M. POPE, J. R. ANTHONY, Sr.

